산적 Novels & Stories

turned around and went back to the front door to lock it. After he made sure that their home was secure he continued to run after his sister until he was right by her side. He looked ahead of them. In the not so far of distance he could see the line where trim country grass from the Farmers Open Fields met with wilderness. Such a difference between the two pieces of land. Almost like different worlds. There was a flimsy wooden gate between the farmland and Forest that seemed to be holding the later back from oozing into their village. They had entered the forest quite a few times before and they always entered in the same place right there. Where country meets wilderness at the flimsy gate.

Stupid fan! “Six, why are you here?” the guy asked. His number one fan was right about him being Spanish. “Well, I’m here to get breakfast, but I also wanted to introduce you to someone,” Six replied. “I'm actually meeting someone in your life?” the guy scowled. “Trust me, I'm just as shocked that I’m doing this. Rochelle Solano, meet Five. Five, Rochelle,” Six introduced Prominent, I repeat.. “Really?” I couldn't help but giggle. “I feel like I’m missing something here,” Five admitted.

I shrug. “Okay, I like her.” she points to me and looks at Rhea. “I’m Veronica by the way. Veronica Ryan. Grade B.” “Grade?” I raise a brow, confused. “A Grade basically tells how dangerous a person is. And before you ask, the difference between A’s and B’s is that A’s have committed murder.” “But mine is asterisked?” “It’s never been given before but I’m guessing it means numerous counts of murder.” Yeah. That makes sense.

“I’m sure you haven’t come here to discuss my name, Rachel. Tell me, what did you see?” “I came here? No, that’s not it. You’re the one who called me.” I denied, shaking my head. I glanced back to the massive lake and marveled momentarily at the mountains in the distance. They were huge, so tall I couldn’t make out the top through the thick cloud bank. I briefly wondered if most mountains were this tall, or if the entire scene before me was some concocted illusion. I forced myself to remain patient and answered the Game Master. “The deer drank from the lake, and they changed. From first glance, I’d say the deer took some of the magic from the lake.”

Bradley's voice was so broken that I could feel it tugging at my heart strings while my wolf was howling in delight at the prospect of mating with Blake when we got the hell out of here so she was as good as useless right now. "I promise. Now tell me. What's their name?" I asked quickly. "Ni-Nicole Sto-tone."

The company was accused of plagiarism and infringement. Dana was not planning to stay idle throughout her stay in California so she decided to research about the CRUZ company. It was created by the Cruz couple and when Manuel died, Henry took over as the CEO. Dana had to confess that she had been hearing of the CRUZ company in the past years during her stay in Italy. Their works were distributed worldwide and sold in many different countries. Their designs were superb and so were the paintings which were made by their first son.

Alaric. He walked past with a woman beside him. Something sharp twisted in my chest. I straightened, my eyes narrowing as I took in the sight before me. She was beautiful—too beautiful. Her long, flowing hair shined under the moonlight, and the way she moved… so confident, so familiar with him. I tried to shake it off. It’s nothing, Ravina, I told myself. He’s the Alpha of his pack, of course, people will come to see him.

It looks…" I paused, looking for the right word but came up short. I looked over to Leah for help. But she smiled apologetically at me. "There's no other way around the storm. We can't go over the Ghrilk or we'll be dead meat. Literally." I furrow my brow in confusion. "Ghrilk? What is that?" "It's the land of ogres. And you don't want to meet one. Trust me." Mike shivered as he replied. "Those filthy creatures. They're awful." The look in his eyes was an evident fear and trauma inflicted by the ogres to him. Whatever happened to him in that place, I did not dare want to find out.